In North America, 1 in 4 women experience domestic violence in their lifetime. In the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, the number of cases has only increased, affecting the wellbeing of women and children alike. Troubled by these rising trends…
By: Arnav Chugh and Saadhvi Mamidi Notes by Arnav: Reflections/Summary/Key points from previous week’s Class: The “how” of the science of right action Reign in senses with the mind itself Engage our mind with the purpose Letting go of the outcomes Responsibilities are…
Vivekji started by re-reading the verse from Skanda 10:5:4 about purity: Objects gain purity by the passage of time or kala Bodies gain purity by snana or bathing Places become pure by shoucha or cleaning Actions become pure through samskaras…
With the eyes closed, invoke to evoke. Shri Shuka said, “Now came the most auspicious and favorable time, when the star Rohini was ascendant and all the other stars and planets were in a beneficent disposition. Peaceful silence reigned in…
In skanda 10, chapter 3, we got to be part of Bhagavan Krishna’s birth.
The best respect we can offer to our Creator is to have a calm body — dama, and a quiet mind — shama. Our scriptures sometimes compare how and where we are living to a Bhava-atavi. Atavi means a jungle and Bhava means to…
In the Ramayana, Rishi Bharadwaja asks Bhagavan Rama, “What is the phala or fruit of Bhagavad Darshan?” Bhagavan Rama doesn’t respond, or maybe doesn’t know the answer and then Rishi Bharadwaja responds saying it is Bhakta darshan — to see devotees of…
Vivekji shared that in September 2016, we began a course on devotion called Vedanta in Ramayana. We all know the katha of Ramayana, but how does that relate to us? We invested two and a half years studying Vedanta in…
